Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.

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The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that it had struck western Ukraine with a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ...

Donald Trump may allow America’s last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with Russia to lapse. “If it expires, it expires, ...

During the Cold War the U.S. considered putting nuclear weapons on balloons and letting them float into enemy territory for a ...

Bombshell shows how the government tried to minimize the effects of radiation and prevent independent reporting through ...

On the Wednesday, January 7, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: “The Nuclear Sponge” is a five-part project by USA TODAY ...

USA TODAY asked experts what changes our leaders can make to nuclear missile modernization to make the country a safer place.

Rising threats are prompting some politicians in Japan, the only nation attacked with nuclear weapons, to reconsider its ...

The Nuclear Age will appeal to a broad audience, both newcomers to the topic and those who are conversant but not academic ...